Image of rattus norvegicus from youtube A close friend and mentor revealed details of a world record rat hunt that he accomplished in 1957. It was casually mentioned, but as I showed interest, the details were clear and extraordinary. In the 1950's, dumps were unregulated in Wisconsin. It wasn't until the 1970's that sanitary regulations and increased affluence led to the end of dumps as breeding grounds for rats and other vermin. Hunting rats at dumps was a common pastime. I shot rats at dumps into the early 1970's. It helped keep the rat population down and increased hunting and...